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Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

Tutorial on reusing old T-shirts to make DIY pillowcases. The worn-out T-shirts finally have a use, and you don’t have to worry about throwing them away. For details on how to make it, please see the detailed illustrated tutorial below.

Main materials:

1 old T-shirt, 1 old stuffed toy

Tools required:

Scissors, sewing machine, marker, ruler

Production steps:

Step 1:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

The materials and main tools required for the tutorial are as shown below.

Step 2:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

Use scissors to cut off the collar and sleeves of the T-shirt, leaving only the cylindrical part. The result after cutting is as shown below

Step 3:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

Then cut off the seams on both sides of the T-shirt, as shown in the picture, and now the T-shirt becomes two separate square pieces of fabric at the front and back

Step 4:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

As shown in the picture, in the middle of the square cloth, draw a square with a water-disposable pen 1 inch away from the four sides

Step 5:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

Use scissors to cut off the four corners of the square cloth as shown in the picture

Step 6:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

Cut the 1 inch of fabric left on the four sides into a tassel shape about half an inch wide, as shown in the picture. Each tassel does not need to be exactly the same size, you can cut it a little freely, but try not to cut the tassel too wide

Step 7:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

Sew the two pieces of cloth together along the traces drawn by the eraser pen. As shown in the picture, sew three sides first, leaving one side for filling.Object

Step 8:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

As shown in the picture, take apart the old stuffed toys prepared in advance and take out the stuffing inside for later use

Step 9:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

Tuck the stuffing taken out of the plush toy from the fourth side that has not yet been sewn, as shown below

Step 10:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

After stuffing the stuffing, the effect after sewing the fourth side is as shown below

Step 11:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY pillowcases

After sewing, it’s done~ You can use the same method to make small pillows out of unwanted old T-shirts. Small pillows of various colors look great together~

Tips:

If you have ready-made stuffing cotton, you don’t need to cruelly disassemble the old plush toy to take out the stuffing inside! In addition, the hard-shell novel is used as a ruler in the tutorial. If you have a ruler at home, you can use it.A ruler is better~